International Student Scholarships

Scholarships open to international students who are are already studying in the United States or hoping to come to the U.S. for their college education.

Student Video ContestSponsor: World of 7 BillionAmount: Up to $1,000Closing Date: February 28, 2019Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6-12 worldwide. Applicant must create a short video (up to 60 seconds) about the human population growth that highlights one of the given global challenges.

Dream Big ScholarshipSponsor: RentLingoAmount: $1,000Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to any student (including international students) 18 years or older currently attending a college or university. Applicant must submit a short online form and essay on their dream job.

The Fountain Essay ContestSponsor: The Foundation MagazineAmount: UP to $1,000Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: There is no age limit or a condition to fulfill for entry. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic of “Should We Be Grateful?”

Annual Kaplun Essay ContestSponsor: Morris J. and Betty Kaplun FoundationAmount: Up to $1,800Closing Date: March 3, 2019Description: Contest is open to students in grades 7 through 12. Applicants must submit an essay on a given topic related to Jewish people or values.

FormSwift Scholarship ProgramSponsor: FormSwiftAmount: $1,000Closing Date: March 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must create a business plan infographic for one of the given industries provided.

Illustrators of the Future ContestSponsor: L. Ron Hubbard LibraryAmount: $500Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

Writers of the Future ContestSponsor: L. Ron Hubbard LibraryAmount: Up to 1,000Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.

Swackhamer Disarmament Video ContestSponsor: Nuclear Age Peace FoundationAmount: Up to $500Closing Date: April 1, 2019Description: Contest is open to people of all ages from all over the world.. Contestant must submit a short video on the theme, “Sole Authority: Should the President have the sole authority to launch a nuclear attack?”

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry ContestSponsor: Winning WritersAmount: Up to $1,000Closing Date: April 1, 2019Description: Contest is open to poets of all ages and from all nations. Contestant must submit one English poem only with a maximum of 250 lines.

Millie Brother Scholarship for Hearing Children of Deaf AdultsSponsor: Children of Deaf Adults, Inc.Amount: $3,000Closing Date: April 5, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to hearing children of deaf adults who are incoming or current undergraduate or graduate students. International students are welcome to apply.